The U.S. Election & the $19.2 Trillion Question That No One Talks About

It is the most important question facing America and in this election, filled with personal attacks, few candidates have spoken about it.  A feature article I wrote for the Toronto Star: HOW BIG BANKERS BUY WASHINGTON AND AVOID PRISON The list is long and shameful. The Wachovia Bank helped launder hundreds of millions for Mexican drug cartels. Wells Fargo illegally created nearly two million fake accounts and then charged customers service fees for them. Barclay’s Bank executives manipulated and fixed international interest rates...

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HSBC: A Get out of Jail-Free Pass

HSBC laundered money for criminals and thugs. with HSBC whistleblower Everett Stern.  His work helped reveal the web of corruption within the bank. Today, on the release of the report that shows the US authorities did not press criminal charges against the bank's top executives despite the recommendation of their own staff, there will be lots of people will try to divert your attention from that fact: various lawyers and PR spin-meisters will emerge from under their rocks and to try...

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